Over the past year or so, Sire Guitars has taken the bass world by storm with their hot selling Marcus Miller by Sire V7 bass guitar. ...
How did you get your start in music? I started by learning the trombone when I was in 5th grade. I took up bass in 1993 after...
How did you get your start in music? I inherited a violin when I was about 13 and that got me started. I attended a music...
How did you get started as a Luthier? I started in 1980 When did you build your first bass? In 1991 How did you learn the...
In this issue, we had the opportunity to sit down with Richard Bona, who is celebrating the release of his new album, Heritage (physical U.S. release Sept. 16th),...
Brand new from Fender comes the Flea Jazz Bass. I don’t know of any bassist that is not familiar with Flea and the Red Hot Chili...
The new Ovation Elite TX B778TX Acoustic/Electric 4 String Bass takes on the classic Ovation guitar design with the signature Lyrachord roundback. The body features an...
In early August, I had the pleasure of taking the beautiful car ride down to Lincoln, RI to visit the founder of one of the most...
This month, I take a look at the new J Ferro Arcadia 6-string Bass. Retailing at $899 Visit online at jferrobass.com
Wampler’s Low Blow pedal for Bass is a much-needed entry in the bass pedal arena for overdrive and distortion. While that is the main focus of...
This month we take a look at The String Cleaner by ToneGear. Available online at Amazon.com
I was gathering up a few things after interviewing Snarky Puppy’s Michael League for our 2012 Bass Musician Magazine interview, when the bassist took my pen...
Hi my “bass” friends and colleagues, It’s great to be here today! Thank you for positive feedback about my lessons. I want you to remember that...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Welcome to BASS LINES – “Grooving the Root.” Can I groove only with the root? Of course, you...
My path to bass guitar started with a pair of drumsticks. I would beat them on my parents furniture along to my older brother’s Led Zeppelin...